Job Description

Job Type: Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs): 6

Job Family: Project Management

# of Open Positions: 1

Faculty/Service - Department: Digital Development

Campus: Main Campus

Union Affiliation: SSUO

Date Posted: August 28, 2023

Closing Date: September 08, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week: 35

Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range: $75,743.00 - $95,678.00

About Teaching and Learning Support Service

At the Teaching and Learning Support Service (TLSS), our work in the fields of university education and techno-pedagogy is two-fold: we support the efforts of faculty members so that their teaching methods are more engaging for the student population. Our faculty support allows students to receive a flexible, high-quality education and to benefit from the appropriate use of technology, both of which have a direct impact on the student experience at the University of Ottawa.

Our team is comprised of professionals in the field of university education and specialists in educational technology in an academic environment. The TLSS provides unique and essential content to the University of Ottawa.

About the Project

The University of Ottawa is undertaking a project to strengthen and expand the offer of postsecondary programs in French in Ontario and the rest of Canada. The University of Ottawa will develop courses in the fields of engineering, medicine, and management. To achieve this goal, the project will require a dynamic team of professionals with various expertise and experience such as Project Managers, Educational Development and Digital Learning Specialists, Web Developers, UI/UX Design Specialists, and Multimedia Design Developers.

*This position may be eligible for a telework arrangement. Learn more about our telework guidelines

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Director, Innovative Pedagogies and Digital Learning, the incumbent manages the development and production of online learning in terms of online courses, projects, web resources and other pedagogical tools. The incumbent provides a bridge between the various stakeholders, both within the TLSS and externally, coordinates the efforts of all parties to maximize the value of the finished product, supports the various online initiatives by conducting surveys, promoting e-learning, offering training, and performing consultations with students, professors, other TLSS personnel and all other external partners.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Assists the Manager, Digital Development, in the management of various projects and key stakeholders.
• Manages team workload, assignments, project monitoring and reporting.
• Determines and defines project scope and objectives by planning and managing resources needed to reach objectives in an effective and efficient manner.
• Develops and manages a detailed project schedule and work plan and prepares project budgets based on the scope of work and resource requirements and tracks project costs in order to meet budget and timeline.
• Provides project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Measures project performance to identify areas for improvement and monitors progress and adjusts as needed to ensure the meetings of deadlines and project delivery. As such, also supervises the quality assurance (QA) process as it relates to projects.

What you will bring:

• Bachelors degree in a pertinent field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Three years of project management experience.
• Experience with the use of mixed online media for the development of educational resources.
• Demonstrated experience for coordinating and supporting team projects, requires experience in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a proven ability to complete same according to agreed to scope, budget and timelines.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, project management software tools and other software.
• Experience with the preparation and presentation of reports which requires excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to work independently, to work under pressure of exacting requirements and strict deadlines.
• Bilingualism - French-English (spoken and written)

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 - Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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